Oral History Society

Do join us in person or online this Tuesday! There’s still time to register for this free event 👇

🎙️Kavita Puri in conversation with John Gabriel

BBC's Kavita Puri joins the OHS to discuss the challenges + controversies behind making her award-winning radio series Three Million on the 1943 Bengal Famine.

📆9 Dec 2025
⏰6-7.30pm (UK)
📍London Met Uni or Zoom

More info: ohs.org.uk/events/kavit...

Oral History Society Events #Oral History Festival 2026 Call for Proposals Join us for the Oral History Festival 2026 on Saturday 4 July at Nottingham Trent University, a day of interactive workshops, discussion, and networking....

📣 Call for Proposals!

Join us for the Oral History Festival 2026

🗓️ 4 July 2026
📍 Nottingham Trent University

We're inviting 60–90 min participatory workshop proposals on all things oral history – practice, ethics, tech and more.

📝 Deadline: 30 Jan 2026
More info: www.ohs.org.uk/ohs-events/

Just over a week left to get your bargain price back issues of the #OralHistory journal *£1 per issue + p&p. Further details 👇

Oral History Society Events #Oral History Festival 2026 Call for Proposals Join us for the Oral History Festival 2026 on Saturday 4 July at Nottingham Trent University, a day of interactive workshops, discussion, and networking....

📣 Call for Proposals!

Join us for the Oral History Festival 2026

🗓️ 4 July 2026
📍 Nottingham Trent University

We're inviting 60–90 min participatory workshop proposals on all things oral history – practice, ethics, tech and more.

📝 Deadline: 30 Jan 2026
More info: www.ohs.org.uk/ohs-events/

Reflections: Oral History Practice & The Windrush Scandal Project - Oral History Society London Metropolitan University/Online Join us for an intimate and thought-provoking ‘In Dialogue’ event with Juanita Cox, a lead researcher on the ‘Windrush’ Scandal oral history project and John Gabriel, chair of the Oral History Society. Together they will reflect on the academic, ethical, and emotional complexities of collecting voices of those impacted by one of the UK’s most significant immigration injustices and their advocates.

Reflections: Oral History Practice & The Windrush Scandal Project

📍 London Met University and Online
🗓️ 16 September 2025
🕑 6-7.30pm BST

Join us for our next 'In Dialogue' event exploring the complexities of documenting the #WindrushScandal through #oralhistory.

www.ohs.org.uk/events/refle...

*£1 per issue + p&p

Special Offer Banner that reads: Special Offer! Bargain Price Back Issues. The Oral History Society is in the process of winding down our back issue stocks of Oral History journal and disposing of print copies to make way for a wholly digital back issue service. This is a one-time only special offer for you to acquire any missing or extra back issues of the journal for the prise of postage plus a handling fee of £1 per issue. This is a significant discount on the usual cost. This offer will expire on Friday 17 October 2025. Check out the full back issues: https://www.ohs.org.uk/journal/journal-search/ and then send an email to contact@webscribe.co.uk to place your order.

We are winding down our back issue physical stock of our #OralHistory journal. Founded 1969 + only independent journal publishing the work of oral historians in the UK and abroad.

If you are missing or require extra physical back issues, you can now request reduced-cost copies: £1 + cost of p&p. 👇

Designing and planning your oral history project (London) - Oral History Society This course, run jointly by the British Library’s oral history department and the Oral History Society, is aimed at anyone who is planning a medium to large scale oral history project, particularly on...

Are you an #oralhistory project manager, bid writer, researcher? Planning a medium to large scale #oralhistory project?

Few places left on our 'Designing and planning your oral history project' course @britishlibrary.bsky.social #London on 25 July: www.ohs.org.uk/events/desig...

Annual General Meeting 2025. Laptop with Online appearing on the screen to indicate that the AGM is being held online.

Join us online on 2 July 17.30-19.00 BST for our Annual General Meeting!

There will be an opportunity to discuss #AI and oral history with Dr Rob Perks, OHS Secretary, and Charlie Morgan, Oral History Archivist at National Life Stories @britishlibrary.bsky.social.

www.ohs.org.uk/events/oral-...

A poster featuring a map of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and a microphone. Included are the words Regional Advisors Wanted Oral History Society.

Do you enjoy #oralhistory and promoting its use? Volunteer as a Regional Adviser for the Oral History Society! You’ll be part of a community of oral history practitioners who are as enthusiastic as you are – sharing ideas, inspiring change, and helping voices be heard

www.ohs.org.uk/volunteering...

Home - Oral History Society Interested in oral history? Get advice on interviewing, recording equipment, archiving, ethics, copyright and Data Protection.

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A group of people gathered round a table for a tailored training session provided by the Oral History Society. Interview recording equipment can be found on the table.

👋Hello from the Oral History Society! Since 1973, we've championed the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories across the UK and beyond. Whether you're new to #oralhistory, curious, or experienced in the field, do join us in our mission to support and develop the use of oral history.